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In Reply to: Re: This Is Disgusting..... posted by Todd Krieger on May 6, 2007 at 00:46:45:
Have you tried asio?NOt ASIO4all, but real asio?
This made a huge difference. Infact, years ago when I got into this PC audio thing, I used a player called ACXO that had asio "built in". Everyone was raving about Foobar, and when I tried it, I was disappointed. ACXO just sounded so much better. A few years went by, and I realized that I had never used foobar with ASIO. I put ASIO in Foobar, and it immediately sounded better and much like the ACXO player. I primarily use Foobar now. I'll play with winamp, but man that thing is slow and my main rig is half as fast as the "regular" computer.
I did notice an improvement with a better power cord, and recommend that you try one.
Also, have you tried a better dac?
I can imagine vinyl adherents freaking out if I bought an entry level turntable and concluded that CDPs were better than vinyl.
Also, get something like the Lynx L22 to try. For the money it is hard to imagine a $600-$700 dac sounding better IMHO. My $1200 dac certainly didn't.
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I tried asioks, and it always locks up my PC.... In fact, nothing ASIO works right until I install and uninstall another asio-based program....I can also try usb-asio, since it is a USB DAC....
But then again, the difference between my best and worst setup on the PC seemed to have less impact than switching to the dedicated CD player....
I often hear people having issues with drivers, asio or otherwise.The Lynx drivers are solid. They just work, and I have had no problems with ASIO.
If you had the L22 you would be able to experience true ASIO, and either use one of those NOS dacs you love, or the internal ones. Which to my ears are very musical without being veiled.
The dreaded Blue Screen of Death..... And repeatedly occurred when I tried re-installation..... I then made sure everything seemed fine, including other ASIO drivers un-installed, but to no avail.
Sorry you are having trouble. As I said, I have been spoiled. Lynx drivers just work, and I have only had a positive experience.Try posting on the PC audio site, and I bet someone with USB audio exp can help.
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